Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 14 newspapers that have been published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Rivers Mill. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Blackwater Courier (from 1891)
- Published in Franklin [Franklin City]
- Years of publication: 1891 to 1900
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Blackwater Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096531
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34224051
Emporia Virginian (from 1892)
- Published in Emporia [Emporia City]
- Years of publication: 1892 to 1908
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Emporia Virginian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096528
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34224090
Franklin Gazette (from 1880)
- Published in Franklin [Franklin City]
- Years of publication: 1880 to 1886
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Franklin Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096530
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34273845
Independent-Messenger (from 1919)
- Published in Emporia [Emporia City]
- Years of publication: 1919 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Independent-Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84007505
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10282128
Southhampton Democrat (from 188?)
- Published in Franklin [Franklin City]
- Years of publication: 188? to 192?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Southhampton Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096536
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34273870
Southside Virginia Dispatch (from 1913)
- Published in Waverly [Sussex County]
- Published during 1913
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Southside Virginia Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066917
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41015379
Sussex Gazette (from 1888)
- Published in Waverly [Sussex County]
- Years of publication: 1888 to 1897
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sussex Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096584
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34580507
The Graphic (from 1900)
- Published in Franklin [Franklin City]
- Years of publication: 1900 to 1905
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Graphic
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096535
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34273796
The Greensville Mirror (from 1961)
- Published in Emporia [Emporia City]
- Years of publication: 1961 to 1962
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Greensville Mirror
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2007060626
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 213451056
The Tall Pine (from 1936)
- Published in Waverly [Sussex County]
- Years of publication: 1936 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Tall Pine
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079194
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32797439
The Tidewater News (from 1905)
- Published in Franklin [Franklin City]
- Years of publication: 1905 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Tidewater News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079232
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32981283
The Times (from 1916)
- Published in Boykins [Southampton County]
- Years of publication: 1916 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2006060585
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 69857200
The Waverly Dispatch (from 1913)
- Published in Waverly [Sussex County]
- Years of publication: 1913 to 1937
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Waverly Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066828
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41106004
Virginia Farmer (from 1898)
- Published in Emporia [Emporia City]
- Years of publication: 1898 to 191?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Virginia Farmer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98068079
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8467851

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rivers Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rivers Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7513, Longitude: -77.3111 In this case, the coordinates for Rivers Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).